Anyone like cryptic crosswords? (Read 281761 times)

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · April 20, 2011, 10:06:33 pm

Is "would would" deliberate?

SA Chris · April 20, 2011, 10:21:19 pm

Sorry no, only supposed to be one.

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · April 20, 2011, 10:56:04 pm

Ah. Of course then!

[He lied]

SA Chris · April 22, 2011, 02:25:55 pm

Clue needed? I am away next week, so don't want to leave it hanging.

famous comedy greek - is popular 90s comedy, not classic.

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · April 26, 2011, 06:40:27 pm

Has anyone got any ideas for a new clue here yet?

johnx2 · April 27, 2011, 01:09:08 pm

Quote from: SA Chris on April 20, 2011, 04:40:22 pm

A Norwegian would would be irked by the start of famous comedy Greek (9).

(sorry that's pretty pants - I'm better at solving them than setting them).

This does not look classically Ximinean. Comedy Greek? Of course Aristophenes' plays are probably best known, but that's too obvious init. Phalia was the comedic muse of course, but I can't see how that's in there. Which leaves us with Stavros, but he was 80s... This was intended to be funny. Clue please...

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · April 27, 2011, 03:11:50 pm

Oh. I know the answer.

It's coming up with a clue that's the problem.

The answer is here!

grumpycrumpy · April 27, 2011, 03:23:41 pm

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on April 27, 2011, 03:11:50 pm

Oh. I know the answer.

It's coming up with a clue that's the problem.

The answer is here!

I'm looking forward to what you come up with aLICE ........

tlr · April 27, 2011, 03:36:34 pm

I have a clue that might get us back on track again, but it's Alice's turn really.

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · April 27, 2011, 04:03:19 pm

Quote from: tlr on April 27, 2011, 03:36:34 pm

I have a clue that might get us back on track again, but it's Alice's turn really.

No. Please take over. Let's get it moving again.

tlr · April 27, 2011, 04:10:46 pm

Gustav angered a nice ram from northern Europe. 8

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · May 03, 2011, 09:49:46 pm

<bump>

etc.

Duma · May 03, 2011, 11:00:46 pm

Well, I've got no further than the obvious anagram of 'a nice ram', but that clearly isn't from northern europe.

tlr · May 04, 2011, 04:02:12 am

Sorry, poorly written clue done in a hurry on a phone and only just checked back in as I'm away at the moment.

A better version of the clue would be:

Firstly Gustav angered nice ram from northern Europe. 8

Many apologies for the extra 'a' in the first clue; not sure how that got in there.

SA Chris · May 04, 2011, 09:04:05 am

Quote from: johnx2 on April 27, 2011, 01:09:08 pm

Which leaves us with Stavros, but he was 80s...

Sorry, misleading clue there, things happened a bit more slowly in SA.

I'll go away now.

johnx2 · May 04, 2011, 06:21:07 pm

@ Chris - It was a fair clue I was unable to get. I was trying to be funny. Don't go away.

Anyway, how about:

From Danger Man? Iconic sixties captive lives in Camden Town selling revolution. (3,8 )

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · May 04, 2011, 06:54:18 pm

Will illegal sumo Chris lose right before designing the location for The Prisoner? [6, 8-5]

(Ridiculously easy)

johnx2 · May 05, 2011, 11:25:41 am

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on May 04, 2011, 06:54:18 pm

(Ridiculously easy)

Given it was up for all of 20 minutes I take it you mean my clue, not yours. Easy for a certain demographic... Anyway I was trying to keep things moving. On which note the anag's clear enough but for defn I can't see past Portmerrion. Unless it's a reference to Proust. Or Herbie Hancock. Or Howard Jones. As I'm unable to throw off my mental chains please throw me a line...

Duma · May 05, 2011, 02:39:45 pm

Once you've got portmerrion it's much easier than that john, though how one is meant to get it into a clue anyones guess...

johnx2 · May 05, 2011, 04:21:47 pm

Nope. "Will", "will illegal" or "will illegal sumo" all seem unlikely to provide a definition. So presumaby I need to think more laterally about "prisoner"? None the bleedin' wiser.

Duma · May 05, 2011, 04:32:44 pm

Quote from: johnx2 on May 05, 2011, 04:21:47 pm

Nope. "Will", "will illegal" or "will illegal sumo" all seem unlikely to provide a definition. So presumaby I need to think more laterally about "prisoner"? None the bleedin' wiser.

No lateral thinking required. Anag is at the beginning (obviously sans a letter). If not, a bit of wiki'ing will see you right. (Yes, I'm being lame and not even attempted to write a clue with this one)

johnx2 · May 05, 2011, 05:07:42 pm

...I was reduced to begging/cheating for that? Strikes me as a step beyond the average pub quiz, but waddoo I know? Right then:

Testicular asymetry? Clough, williams, ellis; brian, JPR, and william webb respectively played with these. (9,6,5)

nik at work · May 05, 2011, 05:16:57 pm

Johnny Dawes theory of the leftward drop of strangely shaped balls should one lose an electron (13)

johnx2 · May 05, 2011, 05:24:00 pm

asymetry = different as opposed to strangely shaped but I think the committee'll nod that one through.

nik at work · May 05, 2011, 05:38:05 pm

My clue could be rewritten with different instead of strangely and it would still work, but if the committee wants to throw it back out to the floor that's OK.